R1P2VLCD5

225.2 (-0.6) 

I realized when mixing my new batch of HCG that my dose was actually higher than I though, because when I lost half the HCG, I also lost 0.5 CC of the water, which made the remaining a tiny bit more concentrated that I thought. So, I suspect my dose was really closer to 175 iu. Starting tomorrow, I think I'll dose at that level.

Breakfast (51):
1/2 grapefruit (41)
1 T. milk (10)

Lunch (210):
1 egg (78)
3 egg whites  (51)
2 melba toast (40)
1 c. boiled spinach (41)

Dinner (171):
90 (cooked) grams extra lean beef stew meat (yuk! Dry!) (148)
Bok Choy (cabbage family, so I stretched to include it) (23)

Snack (29):
90 g. strawberries (29)

Daily Total = 461

R1P2VLCD4

225.8 (-0.6)

I suspect my smaller loss today is due to lots of salt yesterday. So that's OK. Not that I expect 1+ lb. losses every day anyway.

I had a bit of a panic this morning when I realized that I didn't have enough HCG left for another dose and my new vial of bacteriostatic water is on the slow boat from China (or the east coast via USPS ... same difference). How was I going to mix another round without water? Pharmacies around here don't seem to sell it. Yikes! Then I remembered that I had ordered a second mixing kit because I ordered three 2,000 iu vials of HCG rather than two 5,000 iu vials. So I had another bottle of water in the second mixing kit. Phew!! Got the new batch mixed without screwing it up this time. Yay, me!

I'm finding that with such a small calorie window, it's helpful to weight all food in grams and reference CalorieKing.com for info. There's a big calorie difference between a small apple and a large one. So I need to be on task.

Breakfast (77):
1 apple (77)

Mid-morning:
Green tea w/stevia

Lunch (200):
3.7 oz. canned chicken breast (105) - over 100 g., but about the right calories
231 g. cucumber slices, marinated in vinegar-water (50)
2 rye melba (45)

Snack (42):
132 g. strawberries (42)

Dinner (208):
100 g. leftover fajita chicken (165)
1 c. mixed greens (chard, mustard, collard, etc.) (43)

Total Calories: 527 (oops!)

R1P2VLCD3

226.4 (-2.4 lbs.)

Nice to see another big loss this morning. I know that'll slow down soon, so a good jump start is motivational. I feel lousy; not because of the diet, but because of this head cold / sinus infection thing. I can't breathe and my face hurts, which is very distracting.

Yesterday was rough. I did fine until late afternoon. I got hungry, but had no snacks left, and didn't get dinner until 8 p.m. Won't make that mistake again. On a side note, putting the boiled eggs on the melba toast was SOOO good. I've always loved eggs on toast, so this is a HCGer's version. Delish. I'm sure I'll be doing that regularly.

Breakfast (71):
Green tea w/ stevia (0)
1 apple (71)

Lunch (177):
3.7 oz. canned chicken breast (105) - over 100 g., but about the right calories
2 c. cucumber slices, marinated in vinegar (50)
1 rye melba (22)

Snack (32):
100 g. strawberries (32)

Dinner (188):
100g. nonfat cottage cheese (85)
2 c. boiled spinach (83)
1 melba (20)

R1P2VLCD2

228.8 (-4.0 lbs.)

Probably some water weight in there, but it was nice to see a big jump down. I feel out of sorts because of my head cold, but no biggie.

I've been eating a piece of fruit with breakfast. I believe it's important to give the body some fuel after a night's rest. 

Breakfast: (110 total)
Green tea w/stevia
1 apple, large (110)

Lunch: (168 total)
1 egg, whole, boiled (74)
2 eggs, whites only, boiled (34)
2 melba toast (40)
5 cups butter lettuce (20)

Dinner: (173 total)
100 g. chicken (110)
1 large onion (63)

Snack: (53 total)
1/2 grapefruit, broiled (53)

R1P2VLCD1

232.8 this morning. Water retention from yesterday's high-salt loading foods, no doubt.

So, I want to log my food, but shouldn't wait for the end of the day to do it, because I'll forget what I had, so I'll update posts through the day to keep up.

Breakfast:
Green tea and a naval orange (62)

Lunch:
Hot and sour soup (173)
1 c. chicken broth (15)
1 c. water
1/2 lemon (6)
100 g. chicken breast  (135)
1 clove garlic (5)
Onion powder
Chili powder
Cayenne powder
4 T. apple cider vinegar (12)
2 T. Bragg's aminos
stevia

Salad w/ strawberry vinaigrette (56)
2 strawberries (+3 more to eat on the side) (30)
1 T. apple cider vinegar
1 T. lemon juice (6)
stevia
Butter lettuce mix (20)

Snack:
Melba toast, rye (23)

Dinner:
103 g. baked tilapia (100)
1 c. asparagus (72)
1 melba toast (20)

Total calories: 506

R1P2LD2

231.4 this morning. Tonight I feel like I'm getting a cold. Ugh. Had waffles and eggs for breakie, gyros for lunch, and "loaf" for supper. Also a few cookies and pieces of toast with Earth Balance. That's all the "loading" I could manage. Hope it's enough. Lots of sodium. Probably retaining water tomorrow.

R1P1LD1

So I started today. I barely made it, because I'm a moron. While mixing my HCG, I accidentally injected half the Rx solution into the bacteriostatic water vial instead of my mixing vial. So my solution is half strength, which means I have to inject twice as much. No biggie, but I lost 6days with of the HCG, so I either need to order more and hope it makes it in time, or lower my dose. Haven't decided which. And I have to order more water. But that's no biggie. Anyway, here are day 1 stats: R1P2LD1 (Round 1, Phase 2, Load Day 1): Weight 231.8 BMI 36.8 Body Fat 46.8% (OMG!!!) Visceral Fat 9% Muscle 24.2% RMR 1828 Body "Age" 60 For breakfast I had 4 eggs and 2 pieces of toast with Earth Balance. Didn't quite get through it. That's a LOT of food. No sure what I'll eat these load days. Hoping to have time to make my hubby's family's traditional Christmas treat, affectionately called "The Loaf." It's a multi-layer sandwich. Very high fat. End of day report: Apparently my whole life has been a load day, because I ate every fat thing I could today, but everything was close to my norm. Ha! Had a steakhouse burger from Carl's Jr., fries for lunch. Pumpkin cake for a snack. Panda Express for supper. And theater popcorn with butter and a couple fun size Butterfingers for night snack. Oink.